At the end of its first season, Deep Space Nine really began to
take on the form that would define the series. The writers wanted
to follow up the powerful “Duet” with something even better, even
more layered. To do this, they brought together the Federation’s
scientific approach to the world and the Bajorans’ religious one.
The clash of philosophies tells us a lot about our own world as
well as Gene Roddenberry’s vision for Star Trek. And it introduced
us to one of Star Trek’s great villains.

In this episode of The Ready Room, we’re joined by Will Nguyen,
Mike Morrison, and Ken Tripp to discuss DS9’s first-season finale,
“In the Hands of the Prophets,” the introduction of Winn and
Bareil, handling religion on Star Trek, Keiko the grumpy, Sisko the
mediator, and much more.

In our news segment, we discuss the comments of Paramount’s
Motion Picture Group president Marc Evan about a possible grittier
future for Star Trek, and Dayton Ward’s upcoming travel guide that
will get you ready for your visit to Vulcan.

The last person you’d expect to be looking for love on the
Enterprise is Data. But that’s just what happens in “In Theory.”
Well, Data wasn’t actually looking for love, but once it presented
itself the prospect got its own subroutine … and the 1701-D became
The Love Boat, filled with advice from corners both expected and
not.

In this episode of The Ready Room, we’re joined by Charlynn
Schmiedt, Andi VanderKolk, and Zachary Fruhling to discuss our
robotic loverboy, the Riker book of moves, the future of
human-android relations, and, unexpectedly, what cats do on
starships. It’s all part of the fun when we share our theory of “In
Theory.”

In our news segment, we discuss William Shatner's idea for a
Star Trek musical, The Oatmeal's retelling of a famous Gene
Roddenberry story, and some exciting news about our network.

In Theory. The last person you’d expect to be looking for love
on the Enterprise is Data. But that’s just what happens in “In
Theory.” We discuss our robotic loverboy, the Riker book of moves,
and much more.

It’s been more than a decade since Star Trek left the air, and
at long last CBS has answered the cries of fans. In January 2017,
Star Trek will return to TV with an all-new series. But what form
will it take?

In this special episode of The Ready Room, we’re joined by Larry
Nemecek to take a closer look at the nuts and bolts of the CBS
announcement, debate the setting—Prime Universe or
Abramsverse—consider the format this Trek might take as a
made-for-streaming show, explore Alex Kurtzman’s Star Trek fandom,
consider how CBS will handle the creation of a series in the age of
social media, and, of course, touch on the controversial
distribution method.

Chapters
Waking Up to the News (00:02:18)
The Nuts and Bolts (00:07:00)
Prime of J.J. Abrams (00:13:34)
Movie vs. TV as an Origin Point (00:25:32)
The Format (00:30:38)
More About Kurtzman (00:45:53)
The Development Process: What to Expect (00:51:26)
Launching in the Age of Social Media (00:58:19)
The Great Distribution Controversy (01:14:47)